PHM-Exch> Fwd: Bulletin #51: Global health at the crossroads of corporate interests and solidarity

[Health PD]

This fortnight   The World Health Organization recently concluded another
World Health Assembly in May. Discussions at the WHA focused on the
organization's role in health emergencies and its financing challenges.
Some last-minute changes in the decision on strengthening WHO's flexible
budget raised concerns among civil society about increased corporate
influence, which could undermine WHO's mission of promoting health for all.
During the assembly, the Director-General presented a yearly repor

Bulletin #51: Global health at the crossroads of corporate interests and
solidarity
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This fortnight

The World Health Organization recently concluded another World Health
Assembly
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/4ad1c39b?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
in May. Discussions at the WHA focused on the organization's role in health
emergencies and its financing challenges. Some last-minute changes in the
decision on strengthening WHO's flexible budget
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/ace2bc03?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>raised
concerns among civil society about increased corporate influence, which
could undermine WHO's mission of promoting health for all.

During the assembly, the Director-General presented a yearly report on
health conditions in Palestine
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/c626ec06?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>.
While a majority of countries, mostly from the Global South, supported
continued monitoring of the situation, some countries, including Israel and
the United States, opposed it. The People's Health Movement's WHO Watch
team was present at the assembly to report on the discussion.

This year, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the WHO and the 60th
anniversary of the Cuban
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/a0565708?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>international
health solidarity program. Through this program, Cuban health workers,
including nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, and pharmacists, have provided
healthcare to millions of people worldwide, demonstrating that achieving
Health for All is possible in practice.

A coalition of civil society organizations recently concluded a People's
Health Tribunal
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/367debf0?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>
on the impact of extractive industries in Africa. The tribunal held Shell
and Total Energy responsible for environmental devastation, loss of
livelihoods, and impaired health in communities from the Niger Delta to
South Africa.

Health activists in different regions are mobilizing for inclusive and
participatory health systems. In Brazil
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/425b35f8?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>,
the Brazilian Center for Health Studies (Cebes) is preparing for a National
Health Conference in July, where they will discuss ways to strengthen
democracy after the challenges faced during the Bolsonaro administration.
In Scotland
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/9bf876c7?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>,
activists are organizing a People's Health Assembly to address persistent
health inequities.

Colombia
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/d42fb7c8?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>is
making progress in its health reform, aiming to transition from a
neoliberal model to one that prioritizes universal access and benefits the
people.
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In focus: 76th World Health Assembly

*What to expect at the 76th World Health Assembly
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/e20a1d81?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>*

As delegates gather in Geneva for the 76th World Health Assembly, health
activists remain vigilant about topics still missing from the WHO’s agenda

*Activists demand better scrutiny of Israeli occupation’s impact on health
of Palestinians
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/fd6fcd89?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>*

The recently concluded 76th World Health Assembly discussed health
conditions in Palestine, which are continuously deteriorating because of
the Israeli occupation. Activists suggested that WHO should utilize its
documentation of attacks against civilians, healthcare facilities, and
humanitarian actors to make serious referrals to the International Criminal
Court

*Is corporate influence on World Health Organization set to increase?
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/7bfc3c25?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>*

As the ongoing World Health Assembly discusses funding for the WHO, there
are rising concerns of the agency being further dependent on corporate and
other non-member donors whose contributions are for specific programs
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Data speaks
Source: DAWN - Feminists Transforming a Fierce World
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Featured articles

*60 years of Cuban international medical solidarity
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/d29d7a39?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>*

The last week of May marks the 60th anniversary of the first Cuban medical
brigade. Despite the blockade and smear attempts, Cuban nurses and doctors
continue to stride towards Health for All

*People’s Health Tribunal finds Shell and Total Energy guilty of harming
African communities
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/6f7cc568?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>*

Environmental, health, and human rights activists deplored the actions of
extractive corporations in Africa, who exploit natural resources and sow
poverty and disease, during a People’s Health Tribunal

*Scotland’s People’s Health Assembly will address impact of inequity and
alternatives
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/a8100177?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>*

The People’s Health Movement Scotland is getting ready to discuss the
effects of health inequities at a local People’s Health Assembly in
Glasgow. It aims to strengthen the public health movement by providing
resources for those campaigning for improved health in Scotland, including
evidence, networks, and best practice

*The Brazil we want, with health for all!
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/15be1190?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>*

As Brazil re-embraces democratic values, one of the key priorities
reactivated from the post-military dictatorship era is the right to health.
The Brazilian constitution guarantees universal, free, and equal access to
healthcare, an essential aspect for democratic social movements

*Health reform bill in Colombia advances with approval in House Commission
<https://peoples-health-dispatch.ghost.io/r/81634e74?m=7fbe802b-41b0-46c0-a257-5e71e0284f0a>*

The health reform bill seeks to transform the current system in Colombia.
Amongst other things it calls for creating healthcare access points in each
neighborhood and town of the country to ensure access to all citizens
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